Mun

Meaning

The excerpted etymology from Yonge glosses Mun as an English/Germanic name meaning “rich protection.” In the Bardsley excerpts, Mun appears as a casual spoken form in old English dialogue rather than as an independently explained name, so the etymology here is best treated as a historical gloss rather than a fully secure modern derivation.

Origin

Fun fact

The same Yonge excerpt groups Mun with other short Germanic-looking forms, which suggests it was understood as an old nickname or pet-name style form in the 19th-century naming tradition.